The Cape Chords by Patty Griffin

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_ _ _ He's eight years old [Am] with a fire sack [F] cape tied all around [C] his neck.
_ _ He [G] climbed up [Am]
on the [F] garage, he's figuring what [G] the heck.
_ _ [C] He screwed his [Am] courage up so tight [F] the whole thing come [C]
unwound.
He got a running [Am] start and bless his heart [F] he headed for [C] the ground.
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He's one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ always [C] trust your cape. _ _
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_ He's [B] all grown up [Am] with a fire sack [D] cape tied [F] all around his [C] dream.
_ _ He's full [Am] of piss and vinegar, _ [F] he's busting at [D] the seams.
[C] He licked his finger, [Am] checked the wind, [F] said it's gonna be [C] do or die.
_ He wasn't [Am] scared of nothing, boy, [F] he was pretty sure he could [C] _
fly.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ He's one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold [D] your breath [F] and _ always [C] trust your cape.
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_ _ [C] He's old and gray with a [Am] fire sack cape [F] tied all [C] around his head.
_ _ He's still jumping [Am] off the _ [F] garage and will be till [G] he's dead.
_ _ [C] All [G] these [Am] years the people said [F] he's acting like [C] a kid.
_ He did [G] not know [Am] he could not _ [F] fly, _ so he [C]
did.
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He's one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold [G] your breath [F] and always trust [C] your cape.
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He's one of those who knows that [F] life is just [C] a leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ always [C] trust your cape. _
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and _ _ always _ trust your [C] cape.
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